The Great Ruler: Starting with the Contract Goddess Luo Li

"In that case, I'll go check on Mu Chen's condition."

After receiving the "Great Floating Pagoda Manual," Lin Suzhou clasped his hands in farewell to Mu Feng and then flew towards the horizon.

"A Fusion Realm expert!?"

Mu Feng was shocked to see that Lin Suzhou could fly directly.

It seems that he, as a father, still doesn't understand his son enough. The powerful figure who once trapped him for life has actually been befriended by his son.

At this moment, he felt endless regret, but it was only a sense of indebtedness to Mu Chen, not regret for his actions.

If given the chance again, he would still claim that the woman had a very close relationship with him.

He had no better choice than to keep Liu Yu in check.

Meanwhile, as Lin Suzhou flew towards the Red Domain following the map's guidance, he kept examining the "Great Floating Pagoda Manual" in his hand.

With it, Lin Suzhou might be able to get closer to Qing Yanjing in the future.

To get close to Qing Yanjing, one must first get close to Lingxi—the girl Qing Yanjing saved.

As Lin Suzhou traveled at breakneck speed, he soon arrived in the Crimson Domain. After searching continuously in the sky, he finally found the City Lord's Mansion of the main city of the Crimson Domain.

At the entrance of the academy, he saw Mu Chen's figure.

As the guards went in to report and tell Mu Chen that he could go in, Lin Suzhou's gaze followed Mu Chen to the main hall of the city lord's mansion.

Landing on a large tree, Lin Suzhou concealed his presence with the Luoshen Robe and quietly observed the scene in the hall through the window.

Seated in the main seat was a beautiful woman in a red dress, her beautiful eyes filled with longing.

This must be Hong Ling, the domain lord of the Crimson Domain.

"Ta-da!"

Just as footsteps sounded outside the door, Mu Chen entered the hall from the outside.

Inside the Qi Sea, Jiu You and the little mare were also intently watching the living room, looking forward to their upcoming reunion.

"Isn't this Mu Chen, the young master of Mu Yu? What brings you here so late?"

At this moment, the beautiful woman looked at Mu Chen as he entered and tried to appear calm.

"Are you my biological mother?"

Mu Chen stood not far from her, first sizing her up, then looking at her eyes which resembled his own, and asked the question.

"Bang!"

Upon hearing this, Hongling dropped her teacup, the sound of shattering porcelain echoing throughout the room.

"You... you knew all along?"

Her pretty face froze for a moment, then endless longing appeared in her eyes.

"mother!"

Seeing her like this, Mu Chen walked straight up and threw himself into her arms.

"Oh! My good son, you've suffered so much all these years!"

Hongling looked at Mu Chen in her arms, and two lines of clear tears dripped down her cheeks.

"I thought my mother was that woman. If I hadn't discovered something was wrong yesterday when I practiced the spiritual technique she left behind, I probably would have been kept in the dark forever."

Mu Chen's body trembled as he looked up at Hong Ling.

"It's all your father's fault!"

Hongling reached out her slender hand and gently stroked Mu Chen's black hair, saying tenderly, "Now that we are reunited, you will never have to live without a mother again."

After Hongling finished speaking, she lowered her head and pressed it against Mu Chen's head.

"Mother, I heard that Mu Chen came to our mansion so late, is it because... um!?"

Suddenly, a girl also dressed in a red dress appeared at the door. Seeing that her mother was actually holding Mu Chen, she was completely stunned and stood there dumbfounded.

"Hehe, Ling'er, come here to your mother. Let me reintroduce you. This is your younger brother."

"What!?"

The girl in the red dress was stunned again upon hearing her mother's words.

"Mother, what's going on? Why...?"

The girl walked over and looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"Heh, back then, your father had me establish this Red Domain to resist the Willow Domain, and publicly declared that woman to be his wife..."

After Hongling finished explaining the whole story, Hongling looked at Muchen in surprise.

Childhood sweethearts have turned into siblings?!

Looking at this scene from outside the window, Lin Suzhou suddenly thought of a certain martial arts TV series...

To celebrate, Hongling had her servants prepare a feast that very night, and gently chatted with Mu Chen about the events of the past few years...

Upon seeing this, Lin Suzhou prepared to return to the Mu Domain and inform Mu Feng that Mu Chen was safe.

At least I gave him the "Great Floating Pagoda Manual," and since I received payment, I should at least do something for him.

When he was leaving, Jiuyou insisted that he wait a little longer and watch a bit more...

In order to increase the intimacy level, Lin Suzhou obediently stayed a little longer.

Seeing that Lin Suzhou actually listened to him, Jiuyou, who was in the Qi Sea, smiled.

Seeing her like this, Lin Suzhou summoned the system and asked in his mind, "System, can I form a contract with the Nine Netherworlds now?"

"Beep! The target character meets the conditions for the Goddess Contract. Would you like to form a contract with Nine Netherworlds?"

"contract!"

"Ding! Congratulations, host, your intimacy level with Goddess Jiuyou has reached 13. Reward: 100 Fire Spirit Pills and a Level 4 Spirit Array Diagram, 'Flame Sparrow Array'!"

Hearing the system announce the reward, Lin Suzhou was very satisfied.

Only after Jiuyou finished eating the melon did he leave the Red Domain.

However, Jiuyou found his speed too slow, so she flew out of the Qi Sea and quickly returned to the Mu Domain with him.

Upon seeing Mu Feng again, Lin Suzhou told him that Mu Chen had reunited with Hong Ling.

"Well, thank you, young friend. It's getting dark, why don't you rest for the night in my pastoral territory?"

Upon hearing Mu Feng's invitation, Lin Suzhou immediately nodded in agreement.

After having a servant lead Lin Suzhou to the guest room, Mu Feng looked up at the bright moon and sparse stars in the night sky.

"Xiao Chen, I hope you can forgive me."

……

After Lin Suzhou was led to the guest room by the maid, he lay down directly on the soft bed.

At this moment, another question popped into my mind: the Crimson Domain Lord is named Hong Ling, and her daughter's name is also Hong Ling. Could it be that Potato is really careless?

While he might indeed have had a careless reason, Lin Suzhou had a different speculation.

After Hongling was advised by Mufeng to establish the Red Domain, she spent her days listening to rumors and being alone in her room, so she probably harbored resentment towards Mufeng.

She also developed hatred for Qing Yanjing and wanted to prove herself in front of Mu Feng.

However, since she lacked talent in cultivation, she placed her hopes on her daughter.

It just so happens that Mu Feng is alone with Mu Chen, and she is alone with Hong Ling.

She named her daughter this way out of comparison, perhaps to represent her dissatisfaction, her hopes, or her aspirations.

However, things should get much better after Mu Chen and she recognized each other today...

Lin Suzhou had created a hole for himself, and then he planned what to do next.

He's already gotten all the good stuff in the Northern Spirit Realm, and he didn't even bother to take the flute from that spirit insect master in the Black Abyss.

Where to go next became the question.

Go to the Lesser Celestial Realm?

It's too far, and besides, with his current cultivation level, he can't be of much help.

Go to the Wen family in the Northern Region?

Forget it, being a live-in son-in-law who suffers endless scorn will just be another ordeal.

In the end, he could only place his hopes on Jiuyou.

"Sister Jiuyou?"

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

After hearing Jiu You's reply, Lin Suzhou coughed and said, "I need a year and a half to train. Do you have any recommendations?"

"That's easy. Since we're in the same boat, I'll take pity on you and take you to my territory—the Great Luo Heavenly Domain!"

Upon hearing Jiu You's reply, Lin Suzhou smiled.

"Sister Jiuyou, I really want to improve! Please take good care of me when I go there with you."

"Leave it to me!"

Nine Nether, inside the Qi Sea, patted his bulging chest and began to introduce the Great Luo Heaven Domain to Lin Suzhou.

"The Great Luo Heavenly Domain where I reside is located in the northern region of the Tianluo Continent, one of the ten super continents. It is a place where numerous powerful forces are constantly at war with each other..."

With Jiuyou's textbook-like explanation, Lin Suzhou quickly drifted off to sleep.